Red sand dust

In the tallest stone building on the flat land in Naruto Village, Daimaru sat in the laboratory he opened. The ground was covered with barrier formations.

I don't know how long it took, I made a seal with my hands, closed my eyes and let go of the sensing pill, suddenly opened my eyes, and saw a burst of chakra bursting in front of me, and a strange puppet the size of a palm appeared out of thin air.

After a little restraining the energy dissipated throughout his body, the shimmering formations on the ground began to fall silent.

Daimaru breathed a sigh of relief, stretched out his hand and flicked the puppet on the forehead, causing it to flip to the ground. After rolling back a few times, he turned over and sat up with a superficial instinct, waiting blankly for Daimaru's instructions. .

Daimaru, who was in a good mood, snapped his fingers and saw that the chakra on the stand-in puppets that maintained the base points of the barrier in the four corners of the room began to dissipate, and the barrier that blocked the power fluctuations was lifted.

Daimaru stood up, opened the thick window made of special materials, looked at the busy construction site below and the green rolling hills in the distance, and breathed in the warm air.

This time, I did not directly obtain any secret skills from the negotiation with Orochimaru, but I gained much more benefits than before.

In fact, some people were vaguely aware of the secrets about the ninja world that they just learned about, including Daimaru, and they did not act entirely on instinct.

In fact, everything Daimaru has done in the past period of time has been to implement those theories, but he has not pierced the window paper and failed to summarize a clear rationale.

In the past, Daimaru's ideas and policies basically relied on the common sense of the previous life. Even though he understood that the rules of the two worlds were different and fallacies would arise, he did not really pay attention to it.

In the past year or so, it has been so smooth for Daimaru that many problems have been ignored.

Relying on advanced intelligence to achieve unprecedented success does not mean that Daimaru's talent is really far better than his peers. As the advantage of foresight becomes smaller and smaller, there is not much room for Daimaru to maneuver.

Fortunately, through these efforts, Daimaru has established a considerable advantage. Even if the "dividends" of the time traveler are exhausted, he will not be completely unable to control the situation.

It's just that Daimaru is not smart enough to be compared with Orochimaru, Yakushi Kabuto and the like. He does not have the ability to overcome obstacles and create a ninja path out of thin air. At best, he can only tinker with the existing foundation.

But now, with relatively mature theoretical support, we can transition from "craftsman" to "scholar".

The biggest difference is mastering the theory of creation.

Facing the breeze blowing, Daimaru stretched out his palm, found out a few star puppet strings, pulled several stand-in puppets in front of him, then controlled their internal thinking centers, and poured wind full of Yin Escape power into his body. Attribute Chakra.

However, after a moment, Daimaru frowned and stopped trying.

"Except for the mental power born from free negative emotions absorbed by the semi-autonomous consciousness of the symbiotic cell cluster, the other sources of power are all from me. Counting the loss of energy transmission, it actually does not increase the speed of practicing the Wind Escape Chakra Mode much. ! 』

After trying for a while, Daimaru, who didn't have very good results, instantly understood that it didn't seem feasible to use the method of cultivating Sage Mode and using puppets to speed up the practice of Wind Release Chakra Mode.

"Practice in such a step-by-step manner is too slow. You have to rely on external help!" 』

In an instant, the presence of Ichibi Shukaku entered Daimaru's mind.

As a Jinchuuriki, Gaara had mastered the "Incarnation of Sand" magnetic escape, but the powerful wind escape was basically abandoned.

"What a waste of natural resources, if it were me, I would get it all!" 』

If Shukaku was there to help, Daimaru would probably be able to practice much faster, but...

"That's impossible!" Now is not a good time to pull away from Ichibi, and his relationship with Shukaku is not that good either. 』

A more reliable method is to find a group of ninjas with excellent wind attribute qualifications, plant regeneration cores, and after they have mastered wind escape, they can then take back the regeneration cores and absorb the ready-made experience of others.

However, there are not many ninjas who are good at wind attributes in the ninja world. Even in Sunagakure Village, not everyone has the qualifications and opportunity to practice wind escape ninjutsu.

For example, Daimaru, before the chunin exams, he basically created his own wind release ninjutsu. If he had not performed well and was awarded several intermediate wind release ninjutsu, he still doesn't know when he would have the opportunity to come into contact with them.

Moreover, using recycled nugget wool is too blatant, so it is safer to use artificial elves from "Cradle Garden".

"Kashiwagi, who is good at Yin Escape, has been arranged. So, the next step is to fully cultivate artificial elves who are proficient in the wind attribute?" 』

There are only a few wind escape masters in the ninja world who can really get into Daimaru's eyes.

It will take two years for Uzumaki Naruto to have the opportunity to change the nature of wind chakra, but Daimaru cannot wait that long.

Sarutobi Asuma can't be counted on; Shimura Danzo is even less likely.

In Sunagakure Village, Nekaze is so-so, but he is not specialized in wind escape; Maki is not very familiar with it; Shanai's wind escape is okay, and he is familiar with Daimaru, but his current strength is slightly inferior; similar to Shanai's situation There is also Nighteye, which is slightly stronger but also limited.

"It would be nice if there was a puppet master who was good at wind escape, but it's a pity!" 』

Not every Suna ninja who is interested in puppetry is as unconventional as Daimaru. The vast majority of them have limited talents and are not successful in specializing in one path. It is impossible to go hand in hand with two unrelated paths.

After much calculation, Temari, who is focused on running towards the ultimate wind escape, is the most suitable one!

"We have to hatch the new artificial elf as soon as possible, and then have a good chat with Temari!" 』

Just when Daimaru was still thinking about his future plans, he remembered a crisp knock on the door.

"Come in!"

With the creaking of the door, the petite Nighteye walked in.

"The barrier outside has stopped, so I came to see if the practice is over..."

"Roughly the same!"

After opening the breathable window to the maximum, he turned to look at Yemu who seemed to have grown a little taller and said,

"You're here just in time. The 'Rescue Team' in Konoha Village needs you to support a new mission..."

"I heard about it!"

Nighteye nodded,

"Reconnaissance and search are my strengths! Yuno and Koji's senses are slightly worse, but Shishio's sand formation is used well, and with the Hyuga family's Byakugan, it should be enough, right?"

"Shishio's sand array layout requires a long time to prepare and is not suitable for large-scale reconnaissance; the Hyuga family's Byakugan is very sensitive to chakra, but the range is a bit small, and turning on the Byakugan consumes more chakra... "